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What is your favorite holiday memory?

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91 comments:

My favorite memory is where my toddlers sang "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" to my mother over the phone. It is the last time I got to hear her voice and her laughter. I was unable to make it 'home' that year and she passed away on New Year's Eve.

Hi Keri, there are so many good memories but one that comes to mind is the trip the family took up to New York City the week before the New Years Eve bash that takes place there every year. We got to see all the preparations going on and the city was so beautiful. I'd like to wish everyone a happy holiday and good luck in this wonderful hop! And thank you for offering such a cool giveaway prize!

One year Santa came to our house and gave us a gift. I didn't find out till later that Santa was my next door neighbor. We were really excited o see Santa. Last year, I saw Santa walking down the road. I went and grabbed my camera to take a picture. He saw me and came back for the pictures. I got my nephew standing beside Santa in one of them. I have no idea who that Santa was.

Hmm, my favorite holiday memory would be one of the first ones with my nephew. Not his first one because he was only 6 days old - although that was pretty darn cool. I think it was his second or third Christmas after he was old enough to know a little about something going on. Seeing the holiday through a child's eyes is awesome.bas1chsemail at gmail dot com

The first one that comes to mind is when we were younger my dad bought my younger cousin (male) a pink dress as a gag gift. Somehow my aunt and I convinced him to put it on while we were standing there holding cameras. I still have the pictures lolThanks for the awesome giveaway!cassandrahicks1989@yahoo.com

One of my favorite memories happens every year. :) (Or almost) We go out and pick a tree together, wrestle it inside (sometimes knocking things over, as you do) and then start decorating the Christmas Tree listening to cheesy Christmas music (All I want for Christmas is my 2 front teeth, Grandma got run over by a reindeer.. that type of thing). It's a bunch of fun, sometimes with a bit of squabbling over tree placement/ornaments.

One of my favorite Christmas memories is the year that Santa brought my brother a pony. We had an old pony that died a few weeks before Christmas and my brother was very sad. He had asked for a train set for Christmas but when we went to the living room on Christmas morning, there was a note from Santa that said that he hadn't brought a train set because he thought there was something he needed more. We all went running to the backporch to look in the yard like the note said and there was a new pony.

When I was 4 we spent Christmas in the Sahara Hotel in LV. We were moving back to the midwest to live near family and my parents didn't want to be on the road at Christmas (I guess--details are a little fuzzy, maybe I'll remember to ask this year). I was very concerned about Santa understanding our journeying and so mMom no only had cookies for Santa on the balcony, but a big bag of roasted pecans for the reindeer.Pecans are Mom's favorite, there were no cookies or pecans in the morning, but there were presents.--Liz SW

Happy Happy Holidays! Thanks for the great giveaway!My fav thing about the holidays are the awesome sparkly lights! We drive around on Christmas Eve and see them all while singing along with carols on the radio! My fav holiday memory is doing this with my grandpa!grapeapril75(AT)gmail.com

My fave memory was when I returned home from the hospital after becoming a quadriplegic. One neighbor dressed as Santa while another jumped around the bushes outside the window with a red flashlight so I’d see a shiny red nose and think it was Rudolph.

I was about 8 and my sister was 5. We had talked our grandparents into letting us sleep Christmas Eve outside in their RV. We were busy chatting and giggling when we heard sleigh bells outside. Needless to say, living in Florida with no snow, that they MUST belong to Santa's reindeer. We both immediately pretended to be asleep. It was a completely magical Christmas.

I am going to have to say sledding in the alps... My real dad came to visit forchristmas we my dad(step dad) was stationed in Italy and he was stationed in Germany. Have to say by far the best childhood christmas memory ever.

OK for me it is going to my cousin's home on Christmas Eve after church. We went many years. They were all older than me so I thought it was cool to be included. They had a home on the lake, a big fireplace. They had all kinds of food / drinks. Becky played the piano or guitar and we sang carols. When I was older I played the piano for singing sometimes. There was at least one gift for each child. It lasted until around midnight. I think maybe it was hard on the parents but maybe it meant we kids slept a little later the next morning? Fun anyway.

One of my favorite memories is going down to my memas and aunts every christmas eve. We'd bake sugar cookies, open presents, tell family stories (we'd all be laughing within minutes), and just each others company. My family doesnt get along anymore and i miss these days. What an awesome hop!! And a fantastic giveaway! Thank you!! Happy holidays to you all! Best wishes and many blessings!shadowluvs2read(at)gmail(dot)com

My favorite holiday memory is when I was six (we're not going to discuss just how very long ago that was, mind you) -- I got a Pound Puppy for Christmas, and my Grandfather helped me name him. That toy was easily my favorite toy growing up, and it was all the more special because my beloved Papa had helped me pick a name. :)

My favorite memory is when I was little and my mom took my sister and I to get our first real tree. She was more excited than we were and it was so funny to watch her go around picking out a tree like a kid in a toy store lol Thanks for the giveaway!flava_sava_chick@yahoo.com

My favorite holiday memories are from when I was young (before 10) and we would dress up, go to my grandparents' house to visit with all of our family, eat, open gifts and just have a wonderful time! I can still remember the smells. :)Thank you for the wonderful giveaway, Keri!trb0917 at gmail.com